James Borders is a Senior Engineer in the Robotic Actuation and Sensing Group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has worked on several flight projects as well as research related tasks. His background includes mechanical, electrical and software design, with specific emphasis on dynamics and control systems.
Currently, he is the Integrated Motion Control System lead for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), NASAs newest and greatest Mars rover project.

Planck Mission: Developed software to operate a first-of-its-kind 20 Kelvin cryocooler with no moving parts.
Aquarius Mission: Performed thermal, mechanical and control system design for JPLs first PID-based thermal controller.
Technology Development: Developed distributed motor control electronics for operating brushless DC motors in space environment.
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL): Lead Integrated Motion Control System Engineer